Kyra Belán, BFA, MFA, Ed.D Fine Art Painting and Drawing www.kyrabelan.com kyrabelan2013@gmail.com Artist, author, and art historian, Dr. Kyra Belán graduated from Arizona State University with a B.F.A. in Fine Arts, and from Florida State University with an M.F.A. in Visual Arts. Her Ed. D. from Florida International University is in Higher Education and Art History. She is the Otto Burkhardt Endowed Chair and emerita professor of art and art history at Broward College, FL. Dr. Belán has received numerous awards including Who's Who in American Art, the Florida Achievement in the Arts: Women's Caucus for Art Florida Chapter, the Southeastern Art Conference Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Broward County's Women's Hall of Fame Outstanding Achievement in the Arts; and the Individual Artist Fellowship, Florida Arts Council, State of Florida. Her artworks are found in numerous public and private collections, and her books are available at amazon.com and other venues world wide.